OVERVIEW

Web Designer and front-end Developer with over 10 years of experience procured from software development, advertising, marketing, and publishing environments. Flash animation and basic interaction experience. Additionally, an extensive print design and production background.

SOFTWARE FLUENCY

Acrobat Professional, CreativeSuite CS4, CSS, FileMaker Pro, Flash Professional, FreeHand, HTML, Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, QuarkXPress 8.

CONSULTING (Recent)

Web Design, Development: The Cook for All Seasons, 2010.

Web Design, Development: San Francisco Poets Plaza, 09-ongoing.

Web Design, Development: Nature in the City, 08-ongoing.

Web Design, Development: Quilt Wombat, 08-ongoing.

Web Design, Development: Tony Ganter for Supervisor, 08.

Flash and Email Ad Campaigns: Whittey Worldwide, 06.

Newsletter Design, Various Print Projects: Neighborhood Parks Council, 06-09.

EMPLOYMENT

Web and Print Designer

The Neighborhood Parks Council, (Advocacy) S.F. 6/05 - 10/06. As visual communications, I introduced the trend for brand consistency in all communications, web mastered three sites, introduced CSS and library items to an already established site, designed and developed the Blue Greenway and ParkScan sites. Additionally, oversaw the design and production of marcom for all programs, including monthly e-newsletters, action alerts, quarterly print newsletters, event promotions, invitation, signage and Power Point presentations. BlueGreenway.org

Web and Print Designer

CIS Data Systems (now IHOUSE), (Web Application, Developer-Provider), Albany, 3/04 - 5/05. Designed, produced family of products logo development, marcom materials, banner ads, advertising, and the marketing sites: CIS Data.com, VTshowcase.com and iHouse2000.com. Overhaul of user interface and visuals for the iHouse web templates, and the back-end areas of PHP-integrated template products. Transfer of the iHouse look and feel to IDXPro.com. Designed and produced dynamic Flash virtual tour templates, and trade show presentations.

Web Design Lead

Scientific Learning Corporation (Software Development) Oakland, 12/99-7/01. Hired as a junior designer and promoted to lead, overseeing and art directing two entry-level designers. Designed for Scientific Learning.com (product-based) and BrainConnection.com (content-based), in addition to on-line data-management tools and curriculum. Redesigned look and feel and contributed to improved user interface for home pages and select channels with in each web site. In addition, produced banner ads, flash animation, editorial illustration and a web style guide.

Web and Print Designer

Healthshop.com (e-commerce) San Francisco, 10/98-12/99. Was sole full-time designer responsible for web and print projects. Redesigned the home and other select department pages, various web graphics, banner ads and on-line advertising; in addition to package design, and print advertising for magazines, and newspapers.

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WEB CONSULTING

Flash Virtual Tour: Concannon Winery/Healy Communications, 03.

Web Design,Flash: Pixion (Web Conferencing), 03.

Web Design: All Points Networking (Biomedical), 03.

Web Design: Kimber Design (Jewelry Design), 03.

Web Design: Amarna Medical (Sports Medicine), 03.

Web Design: Don DeFranco (Real Estate Agent), 02.

Web Design: Marafeeney.com (Environmental Consultant), 02.

Web Design: MarketingSage.net (Marketing Consultant), 02.

Web Design: Deirdre Weinberg (Artist Portfolio), 02.

Web Design and animation: CitySites (Web Developer), 02.

Digital production of site plan images using MiniCad and PhotoShop for company web site. AMB (Real Estate), 9/97-1/98.

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PRINT DESIGN CONTRACT CLIENTS

Design and production of 4-color book covers and marketing collateral. Osborne McGraw Hill (Publisher) 10/98.

Design and productionof 4-color marketing, packaging and presentation collateral. Macromedia (Software) 8/98.

Productionof 4-color marketing materials. Williams-Sonoma (Merchandise Distributor) 5/98.

Design and production of 4-color marketing materials, company collateral and PowerPoint presentations.
McCutchen (Law Firm) 3/98.

Information designand technical illustration for PowerPoint presentations. Bechtel (Engineering) 1/98.

OTHER RELATED EMPLOYMENT

Desktop Publishing and Multimedia. Monitor Company (International Marketing Research), Cambridge, MA. 7/94-12/95. Along with desktop publishing of PowerPoint presentations helped to design and produce a Director interactive, multimedia-recruiting prototype. Responsible for production of lengthy documents for slide presentation, using tables, data-driven charts and graphs, and computer generated, illustrative elements across multi-platforms.

Illustrator/Production Artist. The Central Artery Project, (Architectural/Engineer), Boston, MA. 11/90-5/91. A conglomerate core of architects, engineers and other professionals who plan and implement major traffic flow renovations for the city of Boston. Responsible for preparation of computer-aided presentation graphics; including charts, newsletters, brochures and city schemes for proposal meetings.

Illustrator/Designer. Pioneering Services Group, (Mutual Funds) Boston, MA. 12/87-9/90. Responsible for production of internal procedures manuals. Created traditional and computer generated illustrations including editorial characters and technical icons.

Office Manager. The Graphic Artist Guild, Boston, MA. 10/88-10/90. (non-profit). Helped to produce newsletters and brochures. Organized and maintained office records and correspondence. Acted as a liaison between public, members and the board of directors. Enlisted and supervised volunteers to produce events

EDUCATION

BFA. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts / Tufts University, Boston, MA. 1983.

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